Yvan Lafontaine

Yvan LaFontaine Born on November 8, 1943, in Sherbrooke, Canada. Lives and works in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Printmaker, painter, computer graphics artist. A graduate of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Yvan LaFontaine also holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from UQAM, where he majored in creation. He also furthered his training in lithography at the Centre de gravure contemporain in Geneva.
Award
• 2010 purchase price: 17th Biennial North American, Purdue University West LaFayette, IN, USA.
• 2008 Read more... International Saint Denys Garneau 2008 to award the book artist IMMERSION
• 2007 award of the 5th Biennial of Evora., Portugal.
Brief summary
• Work shop at the print department, University of Chiapas, Tuxla Gutiérrez, Mexique.
• Lecture and work shop at the print department, University of Véracruz, Xalapa, Mexique
• Lecture and work shop on prints, Art school, Altos de Chavon, République Dominicaine
• Guest to lecture at the Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, U.S.A.